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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is Murad's occupation?
2. Why are Murad's teeth black at the start of Chapter 1?
3. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps the first time he meets him?
4. What does Sarla hand to Deven when he returns from his walk with Manu at the end of Chapter 4?
5. What does Murad agree to do when Deven is upset he will not take him to Nur himself?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Deven behave toward his wife as protest against her disappointment in their married life?
2. What scene does Deven encounter when he follows Nur and the sounds of screaming during his first visit in Chapter 3?
3. How does Murad poke fun at Deven when he offers him one of his two cigarettes in Chapter 1?
4. How did Deven and Sarla come to be married? In what ways is their marriage different from how Sarla imagined?
5. Who is Nur? What does Murad want Deven to do in connection with Nur?
6. Why is Deven surprised at the company Nur keeps when he first meets him?
7. Who is Mrs. Bhalla? What does she say to Deven when he arrives home after his lectures in Chapter 4?
8. Why does Deven begin to question agreeing to interview Nur in Chapter 2 while he rides the bus to Delhi?
9. How does Nur react when Deven tells him he teaches Hindi and not Urdu at the college?
10. What does Deven do for work? What does Murad do for work? How or why did they each come by these jobs?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay analyzing Desai's language style and word choice in In Custody. What are some words that stand out to you and why? What words are repeated? What words are most impactful? Explain your answers.
Essay Topic 2
Examine the use of dialogue vs the use of description. Look at how each is used in the novel and what makes these uses effective or ineffective.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay analyzing the narrative structure of In Custody. What effect does this have on the story and the reader? Use direct examples from the story to support your analysis.
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